Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or VT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or VT?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AIRR and VT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are AIRR and VT the same kind of fund?

No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and VT is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AIRR vs VT: how they differ

Over the year VT returned more, +18.9% against +15.0%, and VT charges 0.06% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and VT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIRR and VT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	VT
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	4.42%	0.06%
EMCOR GROUP INC	3.75%	0.04%
MASTEC INC	4.18%	0.02%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC	4.08%	0.02%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	2.97%	0.02%
RBC BEARINGS INC	1.85%	0.02%
CLEAN HARBORS INC	2.44%	0.01%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	2.45%	0.01%
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	6.00%	0.01%
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC	1.37%	0.01%
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	1.80%	0.01%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	3.76%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in VT
ARGAN INC 4.73%	NVIDIA Corp 4.22%
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 2.48%	Apple Inc 3.53%
XOMETRY INC 1.32%	Microsoft Corp 2.73%
LEGENCE CORP 1.19%	Amazon.com Inc 2.29%
TUTOR PERINI CORP 0.71%	Alphabet Inc 2.04%
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.56%	Broadcom Inc 1.74%
	Alphabet Inc 1.61%
	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

AIRR and VT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Vanguard
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	Total World Stock
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	+1.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.06%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	55.2%
Holdings	58	10042

AIRR in plain words

By weight, 6% of AIRR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

VT in plain words

VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or VT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or VT?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and VT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are AIRR and VT the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and VT is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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